Christmas puzzle

Thank you and congratulations to the long-suffering readers who took part in Spurtle’s recent Christmas Puzzle. Special congratulations go to Sam Murray and Richard Patterson who correctly solved all the clues. Commiserations  to David Sterratt who missed out by one.

The letters in each clue referred to Edinburgh locations, and the numbers to how many steps lead to or from them. For the last five days of the puzzle, Murray, Patterson and Sterratt also correctly identified how many steps were present in each case.

GL – 

From 1–19 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image have appeared each day on our website. From 20 until 25 December, only the letters have appeared.

For these, you must now explain the letters and supply an accurate number to accompany them.

Solutions have something in common relating to Edinburgh. A small prize will go to the person who correctly solves the most clues by noon on 2 January. 

CP – 

From 1–19 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image have appeared each day on our website. From 20 until 25 December, only the letters will appear.

You must now explain the letters and supply an accurate number to accompany them.

Solutions have something in common relating to Edinburgh. A small prize will go to the person who correctly solves the most clues by noon on 2 January.

Send your collected answers to spurtle@hotmail.co.uk.

CH – 

From 1–19 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image have appeared each day on our website. From 20 until 25 December, only the letters will appear.

You must now explain the letters and supply an accurate number to accompany them.

Solutions have something in common relating to Edinburgh. A small prize will go to the person who correctly solves the most clues by noon on 2 January.

Send your collected answers to spurtle@hotmail.co.uk.

BT – 

From 1–19 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image have appeared each day on our website. From today until 25 December, only the letters will appear.

Solvers must now explain the letters and supply an accurate number to accompany them.

Solutions have something in common relating to Edinburgh. A small prize will go to the person who correctly solves the most clues by noon on 2 January.

GR – 84/85

From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in common relating to Edinburgh.

The clues are purposely difficult to begin with but will become easier to allow retro-solving later on.

A small prize will go to the person who correctly solves the most clues by noon on 2 January.

Send your answers to spurtle@hotmail.co.uk.

IS – 33

From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in common relating to Edinburgh.

The clues are purposely difficult to begin with but will become easier to allow retro-solving later on.

A small prize will go to the person who correctly solves the most clues by noon on 2 January.

Send your answers to spurtle@hotmail.co.uk.

UGL – 65

From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in common relating to Edinburgh.

The clues are purposely difficult to begin with but will become easier to allow retro-solving later on.

A small prize will go to the person who correctly solves the most clues by noon on 2 January.

Send your answers to spurtle@hotmail.co.uk.

PGS – 86

From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in common relating to Edinburgh.

The clues are purposely difficult to begin with but will become easier to allow retro-solving later on.

A small prize will go to the person who correctly solves the most clues by noon on 2 January.

Send your answers to spurtle@hotmail.co.uk.

VT – 28

From 1–25 December, 1 clue comprising letters, number & image will appear each day on our website. Solutions have something in common relating to Edinburgh.

The clues are purposely difficult to begin with but will become easier to allow retro-solving later on.

A small prize will go to the person who correctly solves the most clues by noon on 2 January.

Send your answers to spurtle@hotmail.co.uk.